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This page allows you to easily type phonetic transcriptions of English words in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). You can edit your text in the box. The following sections cover fonts for Windows, Macintosh and TeX/LaTeX. General Advice; Phonetic Fonts for Windows. IPA Kiel should not be used, as it is a legacy non-Unicode-compliant font. IPA charts in IPA Kiel, DejaVu Sans and Doulos, along with detailed descriptions of the symbols are available on the IPA chart page.
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a representation of the phonetic sounds of language. The IPA was created in 1888 by the International Phonetic Association. It is standardized to all languages and provides linguists, students, speech therapists and actors with the correct pronunciation of words in any language. Microsoft Word provides some IPA-compatible fonts out-of-the-box, but you can also download IPA-compatible fonts from websites, such as the website for the Summer Institute of Linguistics, also known as SIL International.